Car Museum

Right-Hand Drive the Soviet Way: Unusual GAZ-24 "Volgas"

Right-Hand Drive the Soviet Way: Unusual GAZ-24 "Volgas"

How export cars returned to the USSR and became a symbol of special status

Why the "truck in reverse" MAZ-520V did not survive

Why the "truck in reverse" MAZ-520V did not survive

The story of an unusual truck tractor that broke conventional ideas about trucks

"Volga" with automatic transmission: one of the 700 released copies is up for sale

"Volga" with automatic transmission: one of the 700 released copies is up for sale

A rare GAZ-21 "Volga" with an automatic transmission is looking for a new owner in Yekaterinburg

ZAZ-1105 "Dana": a station wagon from the USSR that never became mass-produced

ZAZ-1105 "Dana": a station wagon from the USSR that never became mass-produced

Why an experiment that looked promising on paper could not withstand reality

The Last Attempt to Save the "Volga": the Story of the GAZ-311055

The Last Attempt to Save the "Volga": the Story of the GAZ-311055

How the Gorky Automobile Plant tried to breathe new life into a legendary brand

Collection of Cars from the USSR Era Discovered in St. Petersburg

Collection of Cars from the USSR Era Discovered in St. Petersburg

"Pobeda", "Volga", and "Moskvich" Cars Found Forgotten Under the Snow in a Courtyard on Ligovsky Prospekt

VAZ-2109 and Skoda Favorit: Similarities and Fundamental Differences

VAZ-2109 and Skoda Favorit: Similarities and Fundamental Differences

Two cars of the same era, created for currency export, but with different philosophies

GAZ-Siber: Why the "American" Volga Failed to Take Off

GAZ-Siber: Why the "American" Volga Failed to Take Off

The crisis, compromises, and wrong decisions that buried a promising model

Why Soviet Trucks Lasted for Decades

Why Soviet Trucks Lasted for Decades

Not "Safety Margin", but Precise Calculation for Real Conditions

Cherry-Colored and Beyond: How the VAZ-2109 Became a Symbol of an Era

Cherry-Colored and Beyond: How the VAZ-2109 Became a Symbol of an Era

The five-door hatchback that conquered roads, garages, and the hearts of Russians

Mechanics Without a Clutch: Saab's Strange Experiment

Mechanics Without a Clutch: Saab's Strange Experiment

How the unusual Sensonic transmission worked and why it was ultimately abandoned

Lada Priora: From Bestseller to Discontinuation

Lada Priora: From Bestseller to Discontinuation

Why the model lost out to Granta and whether its return is possible today